Fisheries Committee on May 9th, 2006

[The Chair, Conservative, Gerald Keddy]

We have a couple of important agenda items here.

The next meeting, I'm assuming, will be Thursday. The time is previously set.

[The Clerk]

The whips have agreed to a rotational system. They would prefer we meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from nine to eleven.

[Lawrence MacAulay, Liberal, Cardigan, PE]

That will vary. It won't be in the afternoon sometimes but in the morning. We want to make sure we know when the committee meetings are.

They're from nine to eleven.

[John Cummins, Conservative, Delta—Richmond East, BC]

We're not moving from nine to eleven.

[The Chair, Conservative, Gerald Keddy]

I think the feeling of the committee is quite obvious, that we would rather meet in the morning, especially on Thursday morning, for those of us who may be trying to get home on Friday. For those of us who live farther away, that's more difficult to do. So it will be Thursday morning, if we're all in agreement.

We have one other agenda item--that is, the steering committee. The next meeting will be from nine to eleven on Thursday.

[The Clerk]

If the committee wishes to meet from nine to eleven on Thursday, as prescribed by the whips, to discuss future business, that's not a problem, sir.

Would the committee prefer that the steering committee meet first?

[John Cummins, Conservative, Delta—Richmond East, BC]

I think the steering committee should meet first. The steering committee could probably meet on Thursday morning.

[Gerry Byrne, Liberal, Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte, NL]

There's not much point in having a steering committee unless you let them steer.

[The Chair, Conservative, Gerald Keddy]

Yes, the hands on the wheel.

Are we in agreement that the steering committee meet on Thursday from nine to eleven, and not have a regular committee meeting at that time?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Chair, Conservative, Gerald Keddy]

Fine. It will be in this room, if possible.

The meeting is adjourned.